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"There. Y-wing light bombers. Looks like they're in decent shape too.""Yeah, but according to Chopper's scan there's only fifteen left. Correction, there are only fourteen left; looks like they're being destroyed!"

The station itself was a modified[1]Imperial construction module.[2] The primary, dome-shaped structure housed a control tower at the top, a large hangar intersecting through the bottom, and a repulsorlift array protruding from the underside. Extending from the side of the module, in line with the hangar, was a long platform dotted with cranes, control interfaces, and fuel tanks. Running along the length of the platform was the facility's conveyor, which featured magnetic locks in the event the vessels needed to be secured, and at the end was the furnace.[1]

Dismantler droids, the specialized droids that dismantled Reklam Station's starships,[8] also served as a security measure for the facility. Suspended in a dormant state surrounding the station, the droids were designed to reactivate and alert the control tower in the event of a perimeter breach before engaging the intruders directly.[1]

Upon arriving at the planet, the rebels conducted a scan of the station and discovered that the Y-wings held there were being destroyed at an alarming rate. Unwilling to waste time contacting rebel command, Lieutenant CommanderEzra Bridger gave the order to continue to the station in order to steal the bombers themselves. Seconds later, their ship was attacked by dismantler droids guarding the salvage yard. Managing to destroy the droids, the rebels evaded the station's scanners and landed on the underside of the conveyor platform. Aiming to deactivate the conveyor and stop the destruction of the Y-wings, the rebels encountered three[1] Ugnaught slave laborers,[12] who Hondo Ohnaka managed to convince to shut off the conveyor in exchange for their liberation.[1]

While the rebels refueled the ships, one of the dismantler droids spotted the rebel Sabine Wren and alerted the station's commander, Brom Titus, who proceeded to dispatch a unit of stormtroopers, as well as override control of the conveyor and activate its magnetic locks. In response, the rebels Bridger and Rex proceeded to the control tower in order to shut of the conveyor and free the starfighters. However, before they could, they noticed Wren and Zeb Orrelios being attacked by a dismantler droid, prompting Bridger to tell Rex to help them while he continued to the control room. Taking control of one of the platform's cranes, Rex attempted to cripple the droid and, after a brief struggle, managed to pin the droid between the crane and a wall apparatus. Dismounting from the crane, the clone[13] fired at the volatile device, causing it to explode and damage the droid, allowing him to push it off the edge.[1]

Reklam Station plummeting deeper into Yarma's atmosphere

After dispatching the stormtrooper contingent in the hangar, Bridger reached the control room and used hislightsaber to take out the guards and disarm Titus. Discovering the officer had sabotaged the control unit, Bridger decided to destroy the station's power generator, cutting off power to the conveyor and causing the station's repulsorlift generators to detonate. With Ohnaka having left with the Ugnaughts in a stolen[1]Sentinel-class landing craft,[3] Bridger ordered the rest of the rebels to escape with the Y-wings while he headed to the Phantom. Before he could reach the vessel however, it was knocked off by a falling crane. Unable to establish communications with the rest of his unit, Bridger realized he had no hope of escaping the doomed station, and so held onto one of its protrusions as the structure fell deeper into Yarma's atmosphere. Above the planet, Bridger's master, Kanan Jarrus, and the pilotHera Syndulla learned of Bridger's absence, and they flew down to the station in an attempt to rescue him. With Syndulla flying alongside the plummeting facility, Jarrus managed to grab hold of Bridger and pull him into the Ghost. As they escaped, Reklam Station continued its fiery descent[1] towards destruction.[4]

In 2 BBY,[5] Reklam Station was in command of Commander Brom Titus. From the station's control tower, Titus oversaw the facility's smooth operation through consultation of the technicians monitoring the plant's systems. Slave labor was employed on the station, with Ugnaught workers being forced to maintain the salvage yard's machinery. Slaves working on Reklam Station were stripped of their names and assigned a number, such as Melch,[12] who was designated "Laborer 429."[1]

↑The events referenced take place in or between "Empire Day," which marks the beginning of the fourth year before the Battle of Yavin; and "A Princess on Lothal," which is the first known episode to take place in the third year before the Battle of Yavin. As such, we can deduce that this event takes place in the fourth year before the Battle of Yavin. For more information, see Wookieepedia's Timeline of Star Wars Rebels Events.